Chatsky's personal qualities. The image and characteristics of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit" by Griboyedov

Alexander Andreevich Chatsky is a nobleman with about 400 serfs on his estate. He was orphaned early, so most of his upbringing took place in the house of his father's friend, Famusov. As soon as Alexander entered the period of growing up, he began to live independently. He wanted to get acquainted with the life of light, and he left his home for 3 years. In this article we will consider the image and characterization of Chatsky in the comedy in verse "Woe from Wit" by A. S. Griboyedov.

Chatsky's education

Chatsky is a member of the English Club, which included rich and noble representatives of the nobility. He is smart, as evidenced by his ability to speak eloquently. From the words of the heroes of the comedy, it becomes known that the young man knows foreign languages, is trying to write himself:

"He writes and translates nicely."

Chatsky's speeches are so correctly composed that it seems that he does not speak, but writes. The young man's advanced views are not similar to the positions of representatives of the Famusov circle. It is knowledge and the desire for self-improvement that distinguish Alexander Andreevich from other heroes of the work. Famusov sees the reason for Alexander's behavior in education:

"Learning is a plague,

Learning is the reason ... "

The receding nobility is ready to close schools, lyceums and gymnasiums, only so that the Chatskys do not appear on their way.

Inconsistency of character

Griboyedov is trying to bring the situation in the landlord's house closer to reality. This explains the fact that all the heroes of the work have positive and negative traits, like ordinary people. Chatsky is no exception.

Intelligence and categoricalness. The hero's intellect does not prevent him from being tactless. He does not analyze his judgments, is not afraid to ridicule the defenseless. They cannot answer him in the same way, since they are limited in mental capabilities. Justifies the behavior of a young nobleman only statements against immorality. With categorical judgments, he tries to fight her. But, as an intelligent person, he could understand that he was talking in vain. His statements do not reach those to whom they are directed. At times it just shakes the air. One gets the impression that this is a conversation with oneself. It was this quality that A. Pushkin did not like. He thinks that throwing beads in front of the Repetilovs is not the business of smart people.

Love and passion. Another contradiction is the feelings of the hero. He is in love with a girl who chose another. Moreover, it is difficult even to compare them. Love made Chatsky blind. The passion and desire to know who he was preferred, equated him with the funny characters of the comedy ball. I would like the hero to leave the stage with his head proudly raised, and he just runs away from those who slandered about him and spread gossip.

The hero's love of freedom

Chatsky thinks freely and does not adhere to the rules imposed on him by the older generation. It is the speeches that scare Famusov. The old landowner includes him among the Jacobins and Carbonari. He does not understand Chatsky's ideas. Freedom of thought creates fear and apprehension. The love of freedom led the young man to a path incomprehensible to the elderly. Two career lines have been familiar for the century:

• military service;
• work as an official.

Chatsky did not become either one or the other. He did not accept the laws of the service, where it was necessary to obey the established rules. The service fettered a sensual person, interfered with his development. The role of an official did not fit Chatsky. Sitting behind a routine, papers did not give the opportunity to engage in creativity, searches. Alexander tries to find himself in scientific activity or in the niche of literary creativity:

"The mind stared into science ...".

"In my soul ... heat for the creative arts, high and beautiful."

He is not interested in either a position among officials, or a promotion in the ranks of military service and the ranks of civilians.

Love of truth is the main character trait. The hero gets to the truth everywhere, whatever it may be. It was freedom of thought, liberalism that allowed him to be led into the category of madmen.

Chatsky's weaknesses

Alexander Andreevich, subtly noticing the characteristics of the character and behavior of people, easily teases and ridicules their vices and weaknesses. He does not try to offend or humiliate his interlocutors with words. Not everyone understands his barbs. He directs most of his judgments against stupid and intellectually limited people. He will laugh at him, make him look like a clown so that the person being ridiculed may not understand why they are making fun of him. Other weaknesses of the young landowner:

Sharpness of judgment. Angry - intonation changes:

"A formidable look, and a harsh tone."

Pride. Chatsky does not accept disrespect for himself:

"... you are all proud!"

Sincerity. Alexander does not want to be cunning, does not want to pretend. He cheats on himself only because of his love for Sophia:

"I'll pretend once in my life."

Sensitivity. The quality of the hero distinguishes him from all the guests in the Famusov house. He is the only one worried about the girl, does not believe in her changes, love for the insignificant Molchalin, without principles and moral foundations.

Chatsky's patriotism

Through the hero, Griboyedov conveyed his worldview. He cannot change the servility of the Russian people. He is surprised by his admiration for everything foreign. The author ridicules such aspirations of landowners: foreign teachers, clothes, dances, games and hobbies. He is sure that the Russian people should have their own teachers. The hero has a special relationship to language. He does not like the fact that a mixture of "French with Nizhny Novgorod" has been made from the Russian speech. He hears the beauty of Russian speech, its singularity and melodiousness. Therefore, there are a lot of folk words in speech: this morning, Pushcha, tea. He easily inserts proverbs and sayings into speech, respects literature. Chatsky quotes the classics, but shows that foreign words should be present in the speech of an educated person, but only where they have a place.

Alexander Andreevich Chatsky is the main male character of the comedy. He became an orphan quite early, and was brought up in the house of a friend of his father - Famusov. Together with the daughter of the patron he received an excellent education. Over time, his friendship with Sophia grew into love. He sincerely admired her and wanted to marry.

Chatsky is a very honest and active person. He became bored, and he went to travel, to see the world. Famusov could not instill in Chatsky his worldview. Upon his return, Chatsky realized that society remained the same. Chatsky lives

future, has a negative attitude to the cruelty of the landowners and serfdom. Chatsky is a fighter for a just society and dreams of benefiting the people. He criticizes people who are engaged in careerism, believes that "you need to serve the cause, not the person." And although Chatsky is very clever, as Famusov noted: “he is small with a head, and writes gloriously, translates,” but he went to serve in the army.

Chatsky is a proud, straightforward and noble person who always expresses his opinion. It is difficult for him to live in an immoral society. He greatly experiences disappointment in his beloved and her betrayal, and realizes that he has no place among people who live in lies and meanness.

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Chatsky is a young free man; one might say a traveler, a seeker of the new. He is not rich, he does not have any rank, and he does not need him for anything: "I would be glad to serve, it is sickening to serve," he says to Famusov when he calls on Chatsky to serve if he wants to marry Sophia. Chatsky is smart, witty, says only what is in his heart - and this is his distinguishing feature. I dare even compare him with Khlestakov: "What's on the mind is on the tongue."

Chatsky is a man of modern times, advanced views, a man of a different kind:

"I scolded your century mercilessly!" -

He exposes the present age, the time in which he lives and, most importantly, is not afraid to do this. In this regard, the question arises: "Who else, if not him?" “One is not a warrior in the field,” says popular wisdom. But in this case, a warrior is a warrior, if he is Chatsky!

And there is; he is a doctor, a doctor of freedom. He is trying to make sure that he is understood - he does not accept the current system, as I said. But the fact is that no one understands him, and cannot understand, and they take him for a madman. Chatsky himself says to Famusov and Skalozub:

“The houses are new, but the prejudices are old;
Rejoice, do not exterminate
Neither their years, nor fashion, nor fires "-

Here it is, the problem! But does Chatsky himself understand that all his appeals, all exhortations, all his strength, all that caustic mind, which he put into his words, does he understand that all this is ... as if in vain? He knows that it is not in vain, for it will not be the present century, not these people, who will understand him, but others will certainly understand.

In the comedy, Chatsky is the most significant character in terms of his function, because without him nothing would have happened: the Famus society would have remained Famusian, or changed slightly due to new trends, as is usually the case.

Throughout the comedy, Chatsky has earned many characteristics about himself. Here are some of them.

I. Liza about Chatsky:

1) "Who is so sensitive, and cheerful, and sharp,
How Alexander Andreevich Chatsky! "

II. Sofya Pavlovna about Chatsky:

1) (D. I, Ya. 5)

"... He is glorious
He knows how to laugh everyone;
Chatting, joking, it's funny to me;
Laughter can share with everyone. "

2) (Also D., also me.)

“Oster, smart, eloquent.
I am especially happy in my friends. "

3) (Also D., I 6) Sophia, angry with Chatsky's words about Molchalin:

"Not a man, a snake!"

4) (D. II, Ya. 8)

“Murderous by their coldness!
I have no strength to look at you, to listen to you. "

5) (Also D., also I.)

“What do you want me for?
Yes, really, not your troubles - fun for you,
Dear father, kill it all the same. "

6) (Also D., Ya. 9)

“Ah, Alexander Andreevich, here,
Appear you are quite generous:
Unfortunately for your neighbor, you are so not indifferent. "

7) (Also D., Ya. 11)

“… I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand the pretense.
Why did God bring Chatsky here! "

8) Chatsky receives a thorough description from Sophia in III D., 1 phenomenon:

"Your gaiety is not modest,
You immediately have the sharpness ready,
And you yourself ... "

“... a menacing look and a harsh tone,
And there are an abyss of these features in you,
And the thunderstorm above itself is far from useless "-

With this, Sophia reproaches Chatsky for being too frank. She, perhaps, believes that Chatsky himself does not see these "features of the abyss" - these, according to Sophia, the strongest shortcomings. She calls on Chatsky to fight them. But are these disadvantages? Only in the opinion of the Famus society, but not in the opinion of Chatsky.

“It is noticeable that you are ready to pour out bile on everyone;
And I, so as not to interfere, will evade from here. "

“Why be, I’ll tell you bluntly,
So incontinent on the tongue,
In contempt for people, so undisguised,
That there is no mercy for the most humble! .. What?
Happen to someone to call him:
A hail of barbs and jokes will burst out of yours.
Tell jokes! and a century to joke! how will you become! "

Hinting at Chatsky:

"Of course, this mind is not in him
What a genius for some, but for others a plague,
Which is quick, brilliant and will soon oppose,
Which light scolds on the spot,
So that the light at least says something about him,
But will such a mind make the family happy? "

9) (D. III, Ya. 14)

"Ah, this man always
Cause me a terrible frustration!
Glad to humiliate, to prick; envious, proud and angry! "

"He is not quite all there"

"Not that at all ..."

"A! Chatsky, you like to play around as jesters,
Is it good to try on yourself? "

III. Chatsky about himself:

1) (D. I, Ya. 7)

“Listen, are my words all the pegs?
And leaning towards someone else's harm?
But if so, the mind and heart are out of tune.
I'm in eccentrics to another miracle
Once I laugh, then I will forget ... "

2) (Also D., Ya. 9)

"Oh! no, I am a little spoiled by hopes "

"I am not a guesser of dreams"

"I believe my own eyes"

3) (D. II, Ya. 7)

"It is not my desire to prolong the debate ..."

4) (D. III, Ya. 1)

“I myself? isn't that ridiculous? "

“I’m weird, not weird who is?
The one who looks like all fools ... "

“But is there in him * (in Molchalin) * that passion,
That feeling, that ardor
So that apart from you he has a whole world
Seemed ashes and vanity?
So that every heart beat
Has love accelerated towards you?
So that thoughts are all and all his deeds
Soul - you, are you pleasing? .. "

"Oh! Oh my God! Am I one of those
To whom is the purpose of all life - laughter?
I have fun when I meet funny ones
And more often I miss them. "

5) (D. IV, Ya. 10)

"Am I really crazy?"

6) (Also D., Ya. 14)

"Blind man! In whom I was looking for the reward of all labors! "

IV. Famusov about Chatsky

1) (D. I, Ya. 10)

“... this dandy buddy;
Notorious as a bastard, a tomboy;
What a commission, creator
To be a father to a grown daughter! "

2) (D. II, Ya. 2)

“That's it, you are all proud!
Would you ask how the fathers did?
They would study, looking at the elders ... "

"Oh! Oh my God! he's carbonari! "

"A dangerous person!"

“What he says! and speaks as he writes! "

"He wants to preach liberty!"

"He doesn't recognize the authorities!"

“And I don’t want to know you, I don’t tolerate debauchery.”

“Here they are scouring the world, beating their thumbs,
Come back, expect order from them. "

3) (D. II, Ya. 3)

"They will already bury you
They will give you on trial how to drink ”.

4) (D. II, Ya. 4)

“... Andrei Ilyich's deceased son:
He does not serve, that is, he does not find any benefit in that,
It's a pity, it's a pity, he is small with a head,
And he writes and translates nicely. "

5) (D. III, Ya. 21)

“For a long time I have been wondering how no one will bind him!
Try about the authorities, and no news will tell you!
Bow down a little, bend over a ring,
At least in front of a monastic face,
So he will call him a scoundrel! .. "

“I went by my mother, by Anna Aleksevna:
The deceased went mad eight times. "

6) (D. IV, Ya. 15)

"Insane! what nonsense he was talking about!
Low admirer! father-in-law! and so menacing about Moscow! "

V. Other persons about Chatsky:

1) (D. III, Ya. 10), Khlestova:

“… What is he glad about? What's the laugh?
It's a sin to laugh at old age ... "
"I scolded him by the ears, just a little."

2) (D. III, Ya. 15 and 16), G. N. and G. D .:

"Crazy!"

3) (D. III, Ya. 16), Zagoretsky:

“... His uncle-rogue hid him in the mad ones ...
They grabbed me into a yellow house and put me on a chain.
So they let go of the chain, ”

"He's crazy"

Countess's granddaughter:

“Imagine, I noticed myself;
And even though you can bet, you are one word with me. "

(Ya. 19) Zagoretsky:

"In the mountains, wounded in the forehead, crazy from the wound."

(I. 20) Countess grandmother:

“Yes! .. he is in pusurmans!
Oh! accursed Voltairean! "

(Ya. 21) Khlestova:

"I drew champagne with glasses."

Famusov:

"Learning is the plague, learning is the reason ..."

4) (D. IV, Ya. 7), Princess:

“… It's dangerous to talk to them,
It's time to ban it a long time ago ...
…
I think he's just a Jacobin ... "

In the opinion of Famusov, and, I think, in the opinion of the entire Famus society, Chatsky is a perverted nature; and his perversion is expressed in that: in speech, in actions - in everything, and by that he is perverted because he sees all the injustice, unrighteousness, precisely the very perversion of Famusian society. What dares, moreover, express his opinion. "He's carbonari!" - exclaims Famusov. “He is a Jacobin,” says the princess. And as soon as Chatsky is not called, but everyone comes to the conclusion ... more precisely, Sophia came to the conclusion, and then in jest, in revenge, and the rest of society agreed with this conclusion - in general, Chatsky went crazy. But this is not so - and we know this very well. He was simply smarter than his time, he was ahead of him and fought against the old order, exposing them with sophistication and cunning ... He opposed himself to the whole society; he fought with him ... in the end, he comes to the conclusion that only time will change these people. Then he leaves to wander - again:

“Get out of Moscow! here I am no longer a rider.
I'm running, I won't look back, I'm going to look around the world,
Where for the offended there is a corner!
A carriage for me, a carriage! "

But what did Chatsky leave behind, what did he change? After all, the Famusian society remained Famusian! Or has he planted a seed, a seed of freedom that will soon bear fruit?
Chatsky, being a sensitive and, moreover, a witty person, uttered all sorts of "barbs", accused the Famus society for the fact that it could not understand it, that it did not want to change, and that it made fun of him. He tried on a special role - the role of a judge, an exposer of vices, of all this injustice, piling up and surrounding all this society. So has something changed? It is impossible to answer this question, just as it is impossible to answer the question: “Will this person be a talented poet? - but a man has not yet been born; has not yet grown - it is still in its infancy ...

Perhaps one of the most popular works by Alexander Griboyedov is the comedy "Woe from Wit". One of the main characters of the comedy is Chatsky, and in this article we want to briefly consider the characterization of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit". It is known that it was after the composition of this work that Griboyedov immediately took an honorable place among the leading poets of the era and gained popularity. Literary circles also reacted violently, many critics were in a hurry to speak out about the images of comedy and make their own analysis of the work. Just one of these images that aroused particular interest is the image of Chatsky.

Who became the prototype for Chatsky?

For example, Alexander Pushkin wrote a letter to Vyazemsky in 1823, in which he mentioned the comedy "Woe from Wit". There, Pushkin noted that Chaadaev became the prototype of Chatsky's image. There are other confirmations of this statement, because it is known that initially the name of the protagonist was Chadsky.

But there is also another version. Some literary scholars convincingly say that none other than Küchelbecker acted as the prototype of Chatsky's image. If you look at the biography of Kuchelbecker, you can easily believe it - an ardent and losing success abroad, but returned to his native land, the young man is very similar in character and way of action to our comedy hero.

These considerations already help to clarify something in the characterization of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit" by Griboyedov.

What the author himself said about Chatsky

Once, a good friend of Griboyedov, Katenin, said that by nature Chatsky was "confused," that is, there was no consistency in his actions, to which the author answered quite bluntly. The essence of Griboyedov's answer: the comedy is full of stupid people, and they all fall on one smart person with common sense.

Griboyedov saw the characteristics of Chatsky in such qualities as education and intelligence, which manifested themselves in a difficult situation. Yes, Chatsky is opposed to society, he understands that he is superior to others and does not hide it. But why? Chatsky has a suspicion of having a rival in relation to his beloved, whose attention can never be achieved, although before she herself was not indifferent to him. In addition, he is one of the last to hear about his "madness", which was attributed to him. Chatsky is really very hot, but the author believes that the reason for this is the strongest disappointment in love. That is why he seems so disgraced, confused and with inconsistent actions.

Chatsky's worldview

The image of Chatsky reflects the portrait of someone who has an already formed system of values ​​and principles, who has his own worldview and accepted morality. And this is important in the characterization of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit". The protagonist evaluates his personality and others by how much a person strives for knowledge and the lofty, eternal. He believes that it is worth working for the good of the fatherland, but there is a huge difference between service and serving - this moment is fundamental in comedy.

What else distinguishes Chatsky from society? He is not afraid of what others think of him, he has no authority, he is independent. All this becomes reasons for fears among the aristocratic circle in Moscow, because for them Chatsky is a dangerous rebel who is not afraid to encroach on everything sacred. Somehow Famusov offers Chatsky to live "like everyone else", but such a position is far from Alexander Andreevich, and he contemptuously refuses Famusov.

Let's summarize briefly, speaking about the characterization of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit" by Griboyedov. The author is in many respects in solidarity with his main character. In the image of Chatsky, an enlightened person is clearly traced, who is not afraid to openly express his opinion, but it is important: he does not betray a revolutionary and radical mood. But in fact, in Famusov's society, everyone who deviates from the accepted norms seems insane and dangerous for the rest. It is not surprising that in the end Alexander Andreevich Chatsky was declared insane.

You have read in this article about the characteristics of Chatsky and his image, you can also read the biography of Alexander Griboyedov and read the summary "Woe from Wit". Also read.

The comedy "Woe from Wit" is the famous work of A. S. Griboyedov. Having composed it, the author instantly stood on a par with the leading poets of his time. The appearance of this play caused a lively response in literary circles. Many were in a hurry to express their opinion on the merits and demerits of the work. Particularly heated controversy was caused by the image of Chatsky - the main character of the comedy. This article will be devoted to the description of this character.

Chatsky's prototypes

A.S. Griboyedov's contemporaries found that the image of Chatsky reminded them of P. Ya. Chaadaev. This was pointed out by Pushkin in his letter to P.A.Vyazemsky in 1823. Some researchers see an indirect confirmation of this version in the fact that initially the main character of the comedy bore the surname Chadsky. However, many people refute this opinion. According to another theory, the image of Chatsky is a reflection of the biography and character of V.K.Kyukhelbecker. A disgraced, unlucky person who had just returned from abroad could well become the prototype of the protagonist of "Woe from Wit".

About the similarity of the author with Chatsky

It is quite obvious that the main character of the play in his monologues expressed the thoughts and views that Griboyedov himself adhered to. Woe from Wit is a comedy that became the author's personal manifesto against the moral and social vices of the Russian aristocratic society. And many of Chatsky's character traits seem to have been copied from the author himself. According to his contemporaries, Alexander Sergeevich was impetuous and ardent, sometimes independent and harsh. Chatsky's views on imitating foreigners, the inhumanity of serfdom, and bureaucracy are the true thoughts of Griboyedov. He expressed them more than once in society. The writer was even once really called crazy when, at a social event, he spoke warmly and impartially about the servile attitude of Russians to everything foreign.

Author's characteristics of the hero

In response to criticisms of his co-author and longtime friend PA Katenin that the character of the protagonist is "confused", that is, very inconsistent, Griboyedov writes: "In my comedy there are 25 fools for one sane person." The image of Chatsky for the author is a portrait of an intelligent and educated young man in a difficult situation. On the one hand, he is in "opposition to society", since he is "a little higher than others", realizes his superiority and does not try to hide it. On the other hand, Alexander Andreevich cannot achieve the former location of his beloved girl, suspects the presence of an opponent, and even unexpectedly falls into the category of madmen, which he finds out about as the last one. Griboyedov explains the excessive ardor of his hero by a strong disappointment in love. Therefore, in "Woe from Wit" the image of Chatsky turned out to be so inconsistent and inconsistent. He didn't give a damn about everyone and was like that.

Chatsky as interpreted by Pushkin

The poet criticized the main character of the comedy. At the same time, Pushkin appreciated Griboyedov: he liked the comedy "Woe from Wit". in the interpretation of the great poet is very impartial. He calls Alexander Andreevich an ordinary hero-reasoner, the mouthpiece of the ideas of the only intelligent person in the play - Griboyedov himself. He believes that the protagonist is a "good fellow" who gathered extraordinary thoughts and witticisms from another person and began to "throw beads" in front of Repetilov and other representatives of the Famusian guard. According to Pushkin, such behavior is unforgivable. He believes that the contradictory and inconsistent character of Chatsky is a reflection of his own stupidity, which puts the hero in a tragicomic position.

The character of Chatsky, according to Belinsky

The famous critic in 1840, like Pushkin, denied the main character of the play a practical mind. He interpreted the image of Chatsky as an absolutely ridiculous, naive and dreamy figure and christened him "the new Don Quixote." Over time, Belinsky somewhat changed his point of view. The characterization of the comedy "Woe from Wit" in his interpretation has become very positive. He called it a protest against the "vile racial reality" and considered it "the noblest, humanistic work." The critic never saw the true complexity of Chatsky's image.

The image of Chatsky: interpretation in the 1860s

Publicists and critics of the 1860s began to ascribe only socially significant and socio-political motives to Chatsky's behavior. For example, I saw in the main character of the play a reflection of Griboyedov's "back thought". He considers the image of Chatsky to be a portrait of a Decembrist-revolutionary. The critic sees in Aleksandr Andreevich a man struggling with the vices of his contemporary society. For him, the heroes of "Woe from Wit" are not characters of a "high" comedy, but of a "high" tragedy. In such interpretations, the appearance of Chatsky is extremely generalized and interpreted in a very one-sided way.

The appearance of Chatsky at Goncharov

Ivan Alexandrovich in his critical study "Million of Torments" presented the most insightful and accurate analysis of the play "Woe from Wit". The characterization of Chatsky, according to Goncharov, should be made taking into account his state of mind. Unhappy love for Sophia makes the main character of the comedy bilious and almost inadequate, makes him pronounce long monologues in front of people who are indifferent to his fiery speeches. Thus, without taking into account the love intrigue, it is impossible to understand the comic and at the same time tragic nature of the image of Chatsky.

Problems of the play

The heroes of "Woe from Wit" collide with Griboyedov in two plot-forming conflicts: love (Chatsky and Sofia) and socio-ideological and the main character). Of course, it is the social problems of the work that come to the fore, but the love line in the play is also very important. After all, Chatsky was in a hurry to Moscow exclusively to meet with Sofia. Therefore, both conflicts - socio-ideological and love - reinforce and complement each other. They develop in parallel and are equally necessary for understanding the worldview, character, psychology and relationships of the heroes of the comedy.

Main character. Love conflict

In the character system of the play, Chatsky is in the main place. It ties the two storylines into a coherent whole. For Alexander Andreevich, it is the love conflict that matters. He perfectly understands what kind of society he got into, and is not at all going to engage in educational activities. The reason for his stormy eloquence is not political, but psychological. The "impatience of the heart" of the young man is felt throughout the entire play.

At first, Chatsky's "talkativeness" was caused by the joy of meeting Sofia. When the hero realizes that the girl has no trace of her previous feelings for him, he begins to do inconsistent and daring actions. He remains in Famusov's house for the sole purpose of finding out who became Sofia's new lover. At the same time, his "mind and heart are out of tune" is quite obvious.

After Chatsky learns about the relationship between Molchalin and Sofia, he goes to another extreme. Instead of feelings of love, anger and rage overwhelms him. He accuses the girl that she "lured him with hope", proudly declares to her about the severance of relations, swears that he "sobered up ... in full", but at the same time he is going to pour out "all the bile and all the annoyance" on the world.

Main character. Socio-political conflict

Love experiences increase the ideological confrontation between Alexander Andreevich and the Famus society. At first, Chatsky refers to the Moscow aristocracy with ironic calm: "... I am in eccentrics to another miracle / Once I laugh, then I forget ..." However, as he becomes convinced of Sofia's indifference, his speech becomes more and more impudent and unrestrained. Everything in Moscow begins to annoy him. Chatsky touches upon in his monologues many topical problems of his contemporary era: issues of national identity, serfdom, education and enlightenment, real service, and so on. He talks about serious things, but at the same time from excitement he falls, according to I. A. Goncharov, into "exaggeration, into almost drunkenness of speech."

The main character's outlook

The image of Chatsky is a portrait of a person with an established system of worldview and morality. He considers the striving for knowledge, for beautiful and lofty matters to be the main criterion for assessing a personality. Alexander Andreevich is not against working for the good of the state. But he constantly emphasizes the difference between "serve" and "obey", which he attaches fundamental importance. Chatsky is not afraid of public opinion, does not recognize authorities, protects his independence, which causes fear among the Moscow aristocrats. They are ready to recognize in Alexander Andreevich a dangerous rebel who encroaches on the most sacred values. From the point of view of Famus society, Chatsky's behavior is atypical, and therefore reprehensible. He "knows the ministers", but does not use his connections in any way. On the proposal of Famusov to live "like everyone else," he responds with a contemptuous refusal.

In many ways, Griboyedov agrees with his hero. The image of Chatsky is a type of an enlightened person who freely expresses his opinion. But there are no radical and revolutionary ideas in his statements. It's just that in a conservative Famus society, any deviation from the usual norm seems outrageous and dangerous. It was not for nothing that, in the end, Alexander Andreevich was recognized as a madman. only in this way could they explain for themselves the independent character of Chatsky's judgments.

Conclusion

In modern life, the play "Woe from Wit" remains more relevant than ever. The image of Chatsky in the comedy is the central figure that helps the author to the whole world to declare his thoughts and views. By the will of Alexander Sergeevich, the main character of the work is placed in tragicomic conditions. His impetuous ones are caused by disappointment in love. However, the problems raised in his monologues are eternal themes. It was thanks to them that the comedy entered the list of the most famous works of world literature.